Akron Fire Co. awarded $531 K grant
AKRON — Akron Fire Company was awarded $531,700 in federal funding as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program,…
Kastenbaum gets labor endorsement
BATAVIA — Diana Kastenbaum, the Democratic candidate for NY-27, received a major endorsement this week by New York State’s 2.5 million members AFL-CIO. The endorsement came at the State Federation’s…
Sen. Rob Ortt calls for review of Shawnee Road
ALBANY — New York State Sen. Rob Ortt is asking for an official review from the New York State Department of Transportation on a stretch of road that saw two…
Contract awarded to restore Seneca Bluffs natural habitat park
BUFFALO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has awarded a $1.34 million contract to Tidewater Inc. of Elkridge, MD to restore aquatic and nearshore habitat at…
State, colleges coordinate to combat underage drinking
ALBANY — Several state agencies and institutions undergo a coordinated effort to prevent underage drinking on college campuses and in college towns as the fall semester begins across the Empire…
Local businesses, groups split $400K Yahoo Community Fund
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — Over $400,000 was awarded today to eight projects to support small businesses, literacy and workforce training, food and ecotourism, job creation and other critical community development…
Canandaigua vet honored for service
CANANDAIGUA — U.S. Rep. Chris Collins has recognizing United States Army Veteran, Ralph Calabrese as New York’s 27th Congressional District’s ‘Veteran of the Month’ for August. The ‘Veteran of the…
14 local projects to split $9 million in funding
ALBANY — Fourteen projects, including five on the East Side of Buffalo, received funding awards totaling $9,130,042 through Round Two of the Better Buffalo Fund. The fund was established to…
Pilot program to help New Yorkers transform vacant homes
ALBANY — A new state pilot program will provide $4 million in subsidies for everyday New Yorkers to take over individual, abandoned properties in their neighborhood – at little or…
Ortt pushes bill to cut ‘red tape’ for businesses
NORTH TONAWANDA — State Sen. Rob Ortt joined local business advocates and employees of Audubon Machinery at the North Tonawanda factory today to push for his proposed Red Tape Reduction…